Device for the presentation of retail articles

• US 4,724,968 A
• Filed: 11/13/1986
• Issued: 02/16/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Henkel KGaA (Henkel AG & Co KGaA)
• Original Assignee: Henkel KGaA (Henkel AG & Co KGaA)
• Inventors: Wombacher, Ulrich
• Primary Examiner(s): Britts, Ramon S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): JOHNSON, BLAIR M
• Application Number:
  US06/930,189
• Time in Patent Office: 460 Days
• Field of Search: 211/43, 211/184, 211/51, 211/59.3, 211/189, 108/61
• US Class Current: 211/59.3
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/005 Partitions therefore horizontally adjustable A47B57/58; constructional details of drawers A47B88/90

Abstract

In a device formed with at least one fixed lateral flange, more especially a shelf insert, for the presentation of retail articles, the device provides for economical, material-saving production and for simple adaptation to different retail article widths.

The device comprises two baseplates releasably interconnected by a head piece with supporting surfaces for the product, the inner mutually opposite longitudinal edges of the baseplates being spaced apart from one another and the width of the head piece substantially corresponding to the width of the particular retail article to be presented.

Claims

1. A device useful as a shelf insert for displaying retail articles, said device comprising two baseplates releasably interconnected by a head piece, and having a displaceable supporting element located between said baseplates at the rear portion of said device, said baseplates having supporting surfaces for said articles wherein said baseplates are spaced and kept apart from one another by said head piece and said supporting element, said head piece determining the width of said device wherein the width of said head piece substantially corresponds to the width of said articles to be displayed on said baseplates, said baseplates having guide element and at least one retaining element formed underneath said supporting surfaces for interconnection with said head piece, said head piece having slots therein which engage the innerted T-shaped guide elements and openings which engage the retaining elements.

2. A device as in claim 1 wherein the combined individual widths of said baseplates are smaller than the width of said head piece.

3. A device as in claim 1 wherein said head piece is provided with a front plate which projects substantially above said supporting surfaces of said baseplate but does not project significantly beyond the lower portion of said baseplates.

4. A device as in claim 1 wherein one of said baseplates is provided with a fixed lateral flange.

5. A device as in claim 1 wherein a drawing-in element is arranged between said head piece and said supporting element.

6. A device as in claim 5 wherein said drawing-in element comprises a spring.

7. A device as in claim 5 wherein said drawing-in element comprises a rubber band.

8. A device as in claim 1 including a stabilizing element arranged on the bottom portion of said baseplates and which connects said baseplates.

9. A device for the presentation of retail articles comprising an elongate shelf insert having a freely accessible product supporting surface which is divided by a gap longitudinally dividing said shelf insert into two parts, said product supporting surface comprising two baseplates wherein one of said baseplates is formed with at least one fixed lateral flange, said shelf insert further comprising a head piece releasably interconnected with said baseplates in a manner to keep said two parts of said product supporting surface at a fixed distance apart, said head piece having a width which substantially corresponds to the width of said retail articles, said shelf insert further comprising a displaceable supporting element located between said baseplates at the rear portion of said shelf insert, and wherein said baseplates each have at least one inverted T-shaped guide element and at least one retaining element formed underneath said supporting surface for interconnection with said head piece, said head piece having slots therein which engage the guide elements and openings which engage the retaining elements.

10. A device as in claim 9 wherein the combined individual widths of said baseplates are smaller than the width of said head piece.

11. A device as in claim 9 wherein said head piece is provided with a front plate which extends substantially above said product supporting surface and which does not project significantly beyond the lower portion of said baseplates.

12. A device as in claim 9 wherein a drawing-in element is arranged between said head piece and said supporting element.

13. A device as in claim 12 wherein said drawing-in element comprises a spring.

14. A device as in claim 12 wherein said drawing-in element comprises a rubber band.

15. A device as in claim 9 including a stabilizing element arranged on the bottom portion of said baseplates and which connects said baseplates.

16. A device as in claim 9 wherein one of said baseplates is integrally formed with laterally projecting connecting elements and the other of said baseplates is formed with corresponding openings for joining together said baseplates.

17. A device as in claim 9 wherein said baseplates are provided with predetermined break lines and said lateral flange is provided with notches.

18. A device as in claim 9 wherein at least a portion of the bottom surface of said baseplates is provided with an adhesive.